There are a lot of sensory experiences that are pleasant to awake to--a fragrant breakfast cooking, a warm splash of sunlight filtering through the window, a soft "I love you" from a beloved voice...

...the "ahbuhbuhbuhbuhbuh"ing of my ill husband shivering himself awake at four in the morning is not one of those pleasant sensory experiences.

I had been building a porch with my college orchestra director, a coworker, and Lady Gaga when my shivering, shaking, and generally miserable husband woke me from what was quite possibly the strangest dream in history. About 45 minutes, three blankets, two medications, a phone call to Mom to make sure aforementioned medications wouldn't result in death, one imprisonment of the cat (who thought that this was the perfect time to play, wouldn't you?), and five Clorox bleach wipes to clean the bathroom (a side effect from the trapped cat, who thought that throwing litter everywhere was a fun alternative to playing) later, I laid back down next to my (now drugged-up and sleeping) husband and prepared to return to Dreamland and see how the porch was coming along.

And for the record, her fashion sense was just as out there in my dream.

-have a 36-hour layover in Chicago in which I will not sleep but will see everyone who I love and have missed for the past six months

-see my parents, sister, brother-in-law, niece, grandpa, and great-grandma in Florida for some family fun

When I get back, I'm going to finish backing up my computer on the external hard drive I finally bought, then put in my new memory and POST A BILLION PHOTOS!!!! I will also write extensive posts about more of Tillamook's antics, my trip, and the real reason I haven't been posting as much lately.